Trafalgar: Countdown to Annihilation (TRIH ep 244, part 2)
1805 · Resource
This episode is the second instalment in the podcast's multi-part account of Trafalgar. Holland and Sandbrook profile the principal characters — above all Horatio Nelson — exploring his personality, leadership style, charisma, personal life (notably Emma Hamilton and daughter Horatia), and his relationships with captains like Thomas Hardy and Cuthbert Collingwood.
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